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Chime · 1 day ago

Backend Engineer

Chime is a financial technology company focused on helping individuals achieve financial progress. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain APIs that enhance their banking platform and member-facing products.

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Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, refactor and scale backend implementations of new and existing consumer product features
Work with the mobile team to design and build strong, resilient APIs that propel our mobile app
Collaborate with multi-functional teams to understand member struggles and come up with creative solutions
Proactively find opportunities for improving the reliability and scalability of our systems
Work across the engineering team to improve and uphold high technical standards

Qualification

Ruby on RailsAPIs developmentTransactional databasesCaching systemsArchitectural patternsMaintainable codeDesire to learnTeam collaborationProblem solving

Required

2+ years developing software in a production environment at scale
Experience with Ruby on Rails or comparable frameworks
Experience working with transactional databases and caching systems
Exposure to architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications
An appreciation of maintainable and well-tested code
A desire to learn and dive into the deepest levels of how things work

Preferred

Start-up experience as an added plus

Benefits

401k match
Great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days off
1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses
Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!

Company

Chime is a financial technology company that offers mobile banking services.

H1B Sponsorship

Chime has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (1)
2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.77B
Key Investors
Sequoia Capital Global EquitiesDST GlobalMenlo Ventures
2025-06-12IPO
2025-03-01Debt Financing· $475M
2023-07-28Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Chris Britt
Founder and CEO
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Ryan King
Co-Founder
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